Surgery and procedures CPT 20550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Tendon sheath injection cost in Anchorage, AK — inpatient

In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) as an inpatient: from $1,780.74 to $1,780.74, with a median of $1,780.74. Across Alaska, the median is $370.79 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,780.74Providence Alaska Medical Center
Median$1,780.74half pay less
Highest$1,780.74in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC ED INJ TENDON SHEATH/LIGAMENT CDM $1,780.74 $2,283.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,780.74, median $1,780.74, highest $1,780.74.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,098.37 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers a steroid injection into a tendon sheath or ligament, such as for trigger finger, de Quervain's tenosynovitis or plantar fasciitis.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the injection. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.